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Beginnings
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Parents and children discuss how their families came to be, covering birth families, adoptive families, two-parent families, and single-parent families. |
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Mosquito
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Mosquito buzzes around many different animals and hears "Vamoose" from Moose, "Oh, nuts!" from Squirrel, and "Good heavens!" from Girl, but the tables are turned when Bat arrives. Includes facts abou… |
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With Love To Earths Endangered Peoples
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Virginia L. Kroll |
An introduction to the endangered cultures of the Quecha, Ainu, Bushmen, Toda, Inuit, Mbuti and Aborigine. |
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Shelter folks
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Joelle is embarrassed that her family has to move into a shelter, but when she gets to know the other people living there and they come to see her in a school play, she no longer feels ashamed. |
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Helen the fish
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Virginia L. Kroll |
When six-year-old Hannah's beloved goldfish dies after a relatively long life, she seeks comfort from her older brother Seth. |
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Honest Ashley
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Virginia L. Kroll |
When Ashley postpones a homework assignment until the last minute, she is tempted to pass off an old paper of her brother's as her own. |
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Busy, busy mouse
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Virginia L. Kroll |
A mouse rests during the day while the family he lives with is very busy, but when they go to sleep he is the one who has much to do. |
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Boy, you're amazing!
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Rhyming text celebrates the many things that boys can achieve. |
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Flurry's frozen tundra
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Virginia L. Kroll |
At the end of a hard winter an arctic fox steals food from a polar bear, finds himself in trouble, and must be rescued by his friends, who suggest that he patiently await summer and its abundance of… |
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Easter eggs for Anya
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Anya gets a big surprise when she finds some abandonded goose eggs that she plans to use for the traditional Ukrainian pysanky for Easter. Includes instructions for making Ukrainian Easter eggs and … |
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Saying Grace
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Grace is worried about the coming winter, but happily it proves to be mild, and the next fall when Thanksgiving is celebrated, she starts a tradition of giving blessings to God before the meal. Inclu… |
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Especially Heroes
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Virginia L. Kroll |
After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists. |
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Faraway drums
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Jamila and her little sister are frightened by the loud city noises at their new apartment, but they find comfort in recalling the stories their great-grandma used to tell about life in Africa. |
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Snowbound Secrets
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Virginia L. Kroll,Nivola Uya |
A veces la vida nos invita a embarcarnos en una aventura para la que aún no estamos preparados. Ante tal desafío, debemos superarnos a nosotros mismos y descubrir el valor de la lealtad y la confian… |
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Makayla cares about others
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Virginia L. Kroll |
With her tool box and her talent for fixing things, eight-year-old Makayla tries to mend a neighbor's broken heart. |
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Butterfly Boy
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Virginia L. Kroll |
A boy and his grandfather joyfully watch a gathering of butterflies in this story set in Mexico. |
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A carp for Kimiko
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her. |
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Equal, shmequal
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Virginia L. Kroll |
In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw. Includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal. |
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Masai and I
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Virginia L. Kroll |
Linda, a little girl who lives in the city, learns about East Africa and the Masai in school, and imagines what her life might be like if she were Masai. |
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On the Way to Kindergarten
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Virginia L. Kroll |
A mother describes the increasing accomplishments of her five-year-old, from crying and sleeping, to riding a tricycle, then preparing for school. |
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